Practical notes on finance, tax, and structure for IT services companies.
Why a profitable IT shop still misses payroll, and the system that fixes it: a 13-week cash forecast, collections and DSO, honest runway, and the USD-to-UAH FX timing problem, current to 2026.
How a Ukrainian IT shop should price to protect margin in 2026: time-and-materials vs fixed vs retainer, building the billable rate, where margin leaks, and how to raise rates.
When a Ukrainian IT company should move from bookkeeping to a management-accounting system, the signals a CFO function pays for itself, and what CFO-as-a-Service costs, current to 2026.
A CFO-level guide to the reports that show whether your IT services company is healthy: the three statements, the metrics bookkeeping misses, cash forecasting, and project margins.
A 2026 guide for Ukrainian-resident IT owners of a foreign company: the КІК notification, the annual report, the real tax on retained profit, the exemptions you can use, and the penalties.
A 2026-current guide for Ukrainian IT owners: what a US LLC or Delaware C-Corp really costs and files, the Stripe and US banking reality, and how it meets Ukrainian CFC rules.
How Ukrainian IT companies get critical-enterprise status and reserve key specialists from mobilization through Diia.City — criteria, procedure, the 2026 rule changes, and what to do now.
A 2026-current guide for Ukrainian IT owners: how Estonia's 0% retained-profit rule meets Ukrainian CFC rules, effective-management risk, banking, and when an OÜ beats Diia.City.
A practical guide for Ukrainian IT company owners: tax, banking, clients, CFC, substance, and how to choose Estonia, US, UK, Poland, Cyprus, or UAE.
Tax math, compliance costs, gig contracts, mobilization, and a decision framework for Ukrainian IT companies choosing between Diia.City and a standard LLC.